Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Should Adults Be Reading YA Novels? The Debate Continues!

Today's Feature Story:


Tina Yang tutors children of non-English speaking immigrants and explains how YA novels, rather than classics, have engendered a deeper appreciation for reading.
Discussion:


At Slate, Ruth Graham argued that adult readers should be embarrassed they are reading YA novels, generating a firestorm of protest elsewhere online.
More News from PP:


A new competition to find the "next big thing" in children's literature is being launched by the UK's National Literary Trust and Bloomsbury Children's Books.
From the Archive:


St. Martin’s Press’s Dan Weiss on why Gen Y wants content immediately accessible, on multiple platforms, with social applications providing increased immersion.

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